Why would you seek With mind so weak And heart cast under shadow For something lost, Whate'er the cost - What is this Eldorado? And as you grow In age, you know That in this world of shadow No gallant knight Will see the light - There is no Eldorado. For we just look In ancient books As candles smother shadow, Hoping to find A clue, some kind Of trace of Eldorado. We can't accept There is none, yet Our hope still cuts the shadow: For in ourselves Is where gold dwells - Within lies Eldorado. |
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I think this counts as spiritual. If you think it's a miscat, let me know.
This is my entry for  's response contest. This one is a response to Edgar Allan Poe's Eldorado. Read the original here - [link]It's hard to fit words into such short lines... four syllables isn't a lot, but I think I managed to pull it off. |
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I laud you how you respond to the goal of the knight which is subtle and refrained from making him seem foolish for seeking the city of wealth.
Thank you very much - I'm glad you liked it.
PS - The Conqueror Worm = fantastic. The last stanza gives me chills every time I read it.
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Yes, I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can make his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world. ~Oscar Wilde
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One who lives without love can never truly live... One who embraces love can never truly die... 'kiwi-damnation'
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Yes, I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can make his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world. ~Oscar Wilde
Thank you!
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Yes, I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can make his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world. ~Oscar Wilde
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"You think we're dancing?"
"That's all we've ever done."
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You taste like ashes.
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Avatar by =FallenZephyr.
Yes, I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can make his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world. ~Oscar Wilde
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"You think we're dancing?"
"That's all we've ever done."
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You taste like ashes.
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